The appointment and conditions of the office of a judge of a High Court are provided in:

Article 217 deals with the appointment and conditions of the office of a judge of a High Court.

Appointment:

• Every judge of a High Court is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.
• Before appointing a judge, the President consults the Chief Justice of India and the Governor of the state.
• In the case of judges other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of the High Court is also consulted.

Collegium system:

• In practice, appointments are made on the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium, developed through the Second Judges Case (1993) and the Third Judges Case (1998).
• For High Court judges, the Supreme Court collegium consists of the Chief Justice of India and the two senior-most judges.
• The proposal is initiated by the High Court collegium.

Qualifications:

• A person must be a citizen of India.
• He must have held a judicial office in India, or have been an advocate of a High Court, for a minimum period laid down in the Article.
• Unlike the Supreme Court, there is no provision for appointing a distinguished jurist as a High Court judge.

Tenure:

• A judge holds office until he reaches the retirement age.
• He may resign by writing to the President.
• He may be removed in the same manner as a Supreme Court judge.
• His office is vacated if he is appointed a judge of the Supreme Court.

Age disputes:

Questions about the age of a High Court judge are decided by the President after consulting the Chief Justice of India.

Other Articles on High Courts:

• Article 216: constitution of High Courts.
• Article 222: transfer of judges.
• Article 224: appointment of additional and acting judges.
• Article 224A: appointment of retired judges at sittings of High Courts.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Article 216 deals with the constitution of High Courts.
• ✗Article 222 deals with transfers.
• ✗Article 224 deals with additional and acting judges.